Mr. Tire is an American auto service company. The company was founded in 1970 by Joseph Tomarchio Sr. Based out of

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, the company provides various automotive repair services across 13 U.S. states.

History

Mr. Tire was founded in 1970 in

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. It distributed CO-OP brand tires and was controlled by

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. It is a

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. As of 2001, the distributor had 102 affiliated dealers in 13 states. The second Mr. Tire Auto Service Center was founded in 1970 in

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, covering more than 300 locations in Maryland,

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, and

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. This organization licensed the "Mr. Tire" name from Universal Cooperatives. Mr. Tire Auto Service Center was acquired by Monro Inc. in 2004 along with Tread Quarters, Kimmel Automotive, Tread Quarters Discount Tires, and Rice Tires.https://corporate.monro.com/company/history/default.aspx

References

Article from Tire Business magazine about controversy of dual use of Mr. Tire name, October 23, 2006

Modern Tire Dealer Top 50

Mr. Tire (Monro) history

External links

Mr Tire / Universal Cooperative web site

Mr Tire Locations
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